Brick veneer



NOV. 10, 1931. A, P HEH 1,831,662

BRICK VENEER Filed Nov. 5, l92b 2 Sheets-Sheet l ,zayf.

ATTORNEY A. P. HEH

BRICK VENEER Nov. l0, 1931.

Filed Nov. 5, 1928 2 Sheets-'Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT P. BEE, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA BRICK vaminn Application led November 5, 1928. Serial No. 317,269.

This invention relates to improvements in veneer construction for application tothe walls of buildings, mantles, lire places, etc., and may be applied to the walls of old, as

well as new buildings.

An object of the invention is to provide a veneer block which may be made of an suitable material to imitate brick, tile, etc., and which is constructed so as to provide mortar receiving grooves between the bricks to more closely simulate blocks laid in Inortar. Another object of the invention is the provision of a veneer block constructed vso that l5 all of the blocks of a veneer wall may be secured in place before mortar is applied, so that the mortar may have a chance to properly set, and will not be dislodged by blows when securing other blocks in position.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying. drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation showing a portion of the wall of a building with some of the blocks applied.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line" 2 2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4- is a detail one of the blocks.

Figure 5 is a similar view of a vertical block. l

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein vlike characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the block which is illustrated in Flgure 4 comprises a base portion 10 and a facing portion 11. The base portion extends beyond one longitudinal edge of the a perspective view of facing portion as shown at 12 and beyond one transverse edge as shown at 13, the extended portions being of a less thickness than the body of the block and providing flanges of an appreciable width. The extended portion or flange 12 is provided with openlngs w. 12- :for the passage of nails or screws.

The facing portion extends an appreciable distance beyond the opposite edge of the base portion and provides a flange 14 of less thickness than the body of the block and is transversely offset from the extended portion or flange 12 as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The upper edge of the extended por.- tion or flange 12 is oppositely beveled as indicated at 15 while the lower edge of the base portion is provided with a V-shaped groove 16. The width of the extension 14 of the facing portion 11 is less .than the width of the extension or flange 12 and When the blocks are arranged as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings with the beveled edge 15 of one 65 block arranged within the V-shaped groove 16 of an adjacent block, a mortar space 17 will be provided between the blocks. Also,

the extended portion 13 at the end of the l block against which the next adjacent block abuts will provide a vertical mortar receiving groove 18.

In applying the blocks to the sheathing 19 of the wall or other support, use is made of a base strip 20. This strip maybe made of metal l or other suitable material and is screwed. or otherwise secured in place as shown at 21. This strip is provided along its upper edge with opposite bevels to be received within the V-shaped groove 16 of 80 the lowermost row of blocks. The blocks are then secured in place by means of nails 22 or' other fastening devices and all of the blocks may be positioned before the mortar is applied. The mortar grooves 17 and 18 may 85 then be filled or partially iilled with mortar and the mortar will not become dislodged by reason of nailing other blocks in position.

In Figure 5 of the drawings, a vertical block is shown. The construction of this 00 block is similar to the block shown in Figure 4 except that the openings 13 areplaced in. the end flange while the bevel 15 is rovided upon the end flange and the V-shaped groove 16 at the bottom.

A corner block 23 is illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings and this block may be constructed after the manner of the block shown in Figure 4. In other words, this corner block may have an upper extended attaching 100 flange which is disposed longitudinally of the block and an end flange so as to accommodate the other horizontally disposed blocks.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is In a building construction, a veneer comprising a plurality of blocks, each block comprising a base portion and a facing portion, said base portion extending beyond one longitudinal edge and one side edge of the facing portion and defining a detaching flange, said facing portion extending beyond one edge of the base for overlapping engagement With the attaching flange of an adjacent block, said attaching flange being of greater Width than the facing flange to provide mortar grooves between the opposing edges of the facing portions of adjacent blocks, one edge of the attaching flange having a V-shaped groove and the opposite edge having oppositely disposed bevelled faces to engage the walls of the V-shaped groove of the adjacent attaching flanges, fasteners securing the flanges to a supp-ort, and a strip receivable beneath the facing flanges of the lowermost course of blocks and having one edge pro vided with oppositely disposed bevelled faces to be received in the V-shaped grooves of the attaching flanges of the base portions of the lowermost course of blocks.v

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

ALBERT P. HEH. 

